General Electric Company patent applications on April 17th, 2025
Patent Applications by General Electric Company on April 17th, 2025
General Electric Company: 16 patent applications
General Electric Company has applied for patents in the areas of F02C7/36 (5), F16H57/02 (3), F16H57/04 (3), F02C7/14 (3), F02C7/06 (3) F02C6/00 (2), F02C7/06 (2), B22F10/366 (1), B29C70/384 (1), B64D27/33 (1)
With keywords such as: flow, assembly, gearbox, intake, engine, fluid, gas, incoming, air, and electric in patent application abstracts.
Patent Applications by General Electric Company
20250121436. ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING PROCESS_simplified_abstract_(general electric company)
Inventor(s): John Bondestam Malmberg of Gothenburg SE for general electric company, Mattias Fager of Gothenburg SE for general electric company
IPC Code(s): B22F10/366, B22F10/28, B22F12/00, B33Y10/00, B33Y50/02
CPC Code(s): B22F10/366
Abstract: a method of forming a build platform for a powder bed fusion additive manufacturing process. the method incudes directing a high-energy beam at a first energy level to irradiate a bed of fusible powder and to form a first layer of the build platform. the method also includes forming subsequent initial layers of the build platform, each subsequent layer being formed by directing the high-energy beam to irradiate a distributed layer of the fusible powder to form one of the subsequent initial layers of the build platform. the energy level of the high-energy beam is increased from the first energy level for successive layers of the subsequent initial layers. the build platform may be a sintered build platform where the degree of sintering increases from the bottom layer toward the top layer.
Inventor(s): Arthur William Sibbach of Boxford MA US for general electric company, Nicholas Joseph Kray of Mason OH US for general electric company
IPC Code(s): B29C70/38, B29C70/54, B29L31/00
CPC Code(s): B29C70/384
Abstract: an automated fiber placement assembly forms a component by the placement of separate or multiple layers of fiber tows. the automated fiber placement assembly comprises a cutter assembly defining a cut shape. a backplate is spaced from the first cutter assembly against which cutter assembly can cut the fiber tows. the fiber tows define a longitudinal axis and are fed between the first cutter assembly and the backplate in a feed direction. the cutter head assembly is rotatable and movable to vary the orientation of the cutter assembly in order to define different cut shapes non-orthogonal to the longitudinal axis.
Inventor(s): Arthur William Sibbach of Boxford MA US for general electric company, Adam Tomasz Pazinski of Warsaw PL for general electric company
IPC Code(s): B64D27/33, B64D27/10, F02C3/14
CPC Code(s): B64D27/33
Abstract: an aircraft engine assembly includes a gas turbine engine having an intake channel configured to receive an incoming flow of air and form an intake flow of air, the intake channel configured to turn the received incoming flow of air from an incoming flow direction to a first axial direction of the gas turbine engine, the incoming flow direction reverse of the first axial direction, and an electric machine coupled with the low pressure shaft and located at the aft end of the gas turbine engine proximate the intake channel, the electric machine in heat exchange communication with the intake flow of air such that the electric machine transfers heat to the incoming flow of air within the intake channel when the electric machine is operated.
Inventor(s): Arunkumar Natarajan of Mason OH US for general electric company, William C. Alberts of Saratoga Springs NY US for general electric company
IPC Code(s): C09D139/06, B29C64/165, B33Y10/00, B33Y70/00, C09D7/20, C09D7/45
CPC Code(s): C09D139/06
Abstract: a water-based binder solution comprises a thermoplastic binder, greater than or equal to 4 wt % to less than or equal to 20 wt % of a non-aqueous solvent having a boiling point greater than or equal to 100� c. and less than or equal to 175� c., and water. the thermoplastic binder comprises a first polymer strand having a weight average molecular weight (mw) of from 5,000 g/mol to 15,000 g/mol; and at least one of a second polymer strand having a weight average molecular weight (mw) of from 10,000 g/mol to 50,000 g/mol and a third polymer strand having a weight average molecular weight (mw) of from 1,000 g/mol to 5,000 g/mol. a method of monitoring a print head of an additive manufacture process comprises depositing a water-based binder solution on the thermal paper.
Inventor(s): Arthur William Sibbach of Boxford MA US for general electric company, Adam Tomasz Pazinski of Warsaw PL for general electric company
IPC Code(s): F02C6/00, F02C7/36
CPC Code(s): F02C6/00
Abstract: an aircraft engine assembly includes a gas turbine engine having an intake channel configured to receive an incoming flow of air and form an intake flow of air, the intake channel configured to turn the received incoming flow of air from an incoming flow direction to a first axial direction of the gas turbine engine, the incoming flow direction reverse of the first axial direction, and an electric machine coupled with the low pressure shaft and located at the aft end of the gas turbine engine proximate the intake channel, the electric machine in heat exchange communication with the intake flow of air such that the electric machine transfers heat to the incoming flow of air within the intake channel when the electric machine is operated.
Inventor(s): Arthur William Sibbach of Boxford MA US for general electric company, Adam Tomasz Pazinski of Warsaw PL for general electric company
IPC Code(s): F02C6/00, F02C7/08, F02C7/36
CPC Code(s): F02C6/00
Abstract: an aircraft engine assembly includes a gas turbine engine having an intake channel configured to receive an incoming flow of air and form an intake flow of air, the intake channel configured to turn the received incoming flow of air from an incoming flow direction to a first axial direction of the gas turbine engine, the incoming flow direction reverse of the first axial direction, and an electric machine coupled with the low pressure shaft and located at the aft end of the gas turbine engine proximate the intake channel, the electric machine in heat exchange communication with the intake flow of air such that the electric machine transfers heat to the incoming flow of air within the intake channel when the electric machine is operated.
Inventor(s): Bugra H. Ertas of Niskayuna NY US for general electric company, Xiaohua Zhang of Glenville NY US for general electric company, Miriam Manzoni of Rivalta di Torino IT for general electric company, Flavia Turi of Bari IT for general electric company, Andrea Piazza of Torino IT for general electric company, Arthur W. Sibbach of Boxford MA US for general electric company
IPC Code(s): F02C7/06, F01D25/20, F02C7/14, F02C7/36, F16H57/02, F16H57/04
CPC Code(s): F02C7/06
Abstract: a gearbox assembly includes a gearbox and a gutter for collecting a gearbox lubricant scavenge flow from the gearbox. the gutter is characterized by a lubricant extraction volume ratio between 0.01 and 0.3, inclusive of the endpoints. the lubricant extraction volume ratio is defined by
Inventor(s): Bugra H. Ertas of Niskayuna NY US for general electric company, Xiaohua Zhang of Glenville NY US for general electric company, Miriam Manzoni of Rivalta di Torino IT for general electric company, Flavia Turi of Bari IT for general electric company, Andrea Piazza of Torino IT for general electric company, Arthur W. Sibbach of Boxford MA US for general electric company
IPC Code(s): F02C7/06, F01D25/20, F02C7/14, F02C7/36, F16H57/02, F16H57/04
CPC Code(s): F02C7/06
Abstract:
Inventor(s): Bugra H. Ertas of Niskayuna NY US for general electric company, Xiaohua Zhang of Glenville NY US for general electric company, Miriam Manzoni of Rivalta di Torino IT for general electric company, Flavia Turi of Bari IT for general electric company, Andrea Piazza of Torino IT for general electric company, Arthur W. Sibbach of Boxford MA US for general electric company
IPC Code(s): F02C7/06, F01D25/20, F02C7/14, F02C7/36, F16H57/02, F16H57/04
CPC Code(s): F02C7/06
Abstract: vis a gutter volume of the gutter and vis a gearbox volume of the gearbox. a gas turbine engine includes the gearbox assembly and a lubrication system. the lubrication system includes a tank that stores a lubricant therein, one or more lubricant pumps for generating a flow of lubricant from the tank to the gearbox assembly, and a flow rate control valve. the flow rate control valve has a flow inlet and a flow outlet and defines a variable throughput from the flow inlet to the flow outlet for controlling a flowrate of the lubricant to the gearbox assembly.
Inventor(s): Bugra H. Ertas of Niskayuna NY US for general electric company, Xiaohua Zhang of Glenville NY US for general electric company, Miriam Manzoni of Rivalta di Torino IT for general electric company, Flavia Turi of Bari IT for general electric company, Andrea Piazza of Torino IT for general electric company, Arthur W. Sibbach of Boxford MA US for general electric company, Brandon W. Miller of Middletown OH US for general electric company
IPC Code(s): F02C7/06, F01D25/20, F02C7/14, F02C7/36, F16H57/02, F16H57/04
CPC Code(s): F02C7/06
Abstract: a gearbox assembly includes a gearbox and a gutter for collecting a gearbox lubricant scavenge flow from the gearbox. the gutter is characterized by a lubricant extraction volume ratio between 0.01 and 0.3, and given by
Inventor(s): Bugra H. Ertas of Niskayuna NY US for general electric company, Xiaohua Zhang of Glenville NY US for general electric company, Miriam Manzoni of Rivalta di Torino IT for general electric company, Flavia Turi of Bari IT for general electric company, Andrea Piazza of Torino IT for general electric company, Arthur W. Sibbach of Boxford MA US for general electric company, Brandon W. Miller of Middletown OH US for general electric company
IPC Code(s): F02C7/06, F01D25/20, F02C7/14, F02C7/36, F16H57/02, F16H57/04
CPC Code(s): F02C7/06
Abstract:
Inventor(s): Bugra H. Ertas of Niskayuna NY US for general electric company, Xiaohua Zhang of Glenville NY US for general electric company, Miriam Manzoni of Rivalta di Torino IT for general electric company, Flavia Turi of Bari IT for general electric company, Andrea Piazza of Torino IT for general electric company, Arthur W. Sibbach of Boxford MA US for general electric company, Brandon W. Miller of Middletown OH US for general electric company
IPC Code(s): F02C7/06, F01D25/20, F02C7/14, F02C7/36, F16H57/02, F16H57/04
CPC Code(s): F02C7/06
Abstract: vis a gutter volume of the gutter and vis a gearbox volume. a gas turbine engine includes a combustion section and the gearbox assembly. a fuel delivery system includes a fuel supply line for delivering fuel to the combustion section. a lubrication system includes a lubricant supply line for delivering lubricant to the gearbox assembly. a thermal management system includes a fuel-lubricant heat exchanger for cooling the lubricant with the fuel. the thermal management system selectively directs the fuel through fuel bypass lines or the lubricant through lubricant bypass lines to bypass the fuel-lubricant heat exchanger based on a fuel temperature or a lubricant temperature.
20250122837. Closed-Loop Thermal Management System_simplified_abstract_(general electric company)
Inventor(s): Gregory Welch DAINES of Cohoes NY US for general electric company, Brian Magann RUSH of Niskayuna NY US for general electric company, Rinaldo Luigi MIORINI of Niskayuna NY US for general electric company
IPC Code(s): F02C7/14, B64D13/06
CPC Code(s): F02C7/12
Abstract: a closed-loop thermal management system includes a thermal transport bus configured to circulate a thermal working fluid therethrough, a thermal transport bus including a plurality of fluid conduits configured to circulate a thermal working fluid therethrough; an accumulator including a shell defining a multiphase fluid volume therein configured to contain a multiphase fluid. the shell defines an opening. the accumulator is fluidly coupled to the thermal transport bus in a closed-loop fluid circuit. a temperature regulator is configured to control a temperature of the multiphase fluid inside the multiphase fluid volume.
Inventor(s): Bugra H. Ertas of Niskayuna NY US for general electric company, Xiaohua Zhang of Glenville NY US for general electric company, Miriam Manzoni of Rivalta di Torino IT for general electric company, Flavia Turi of Bari IT for general electric company, Andrea Piazza of Torino IT for general electric company, Arthur W. Sibbach of Boxford MA US for general electric company
IPC Code(s): F02C7/36, F02C7/06, F02C7/12, F16H57/02, F16H57/04
CPC Code(s): F02C7/36
Abstract: a gearbox assembly includes a gearbox and a gutter for collecting a gearbox lubricant scavenge flow from the gearbox. the gutter is characterized by a lubricant extraction volume ratio between 0.01 and 0.3, inclusive of the endpoints. the lubricant extraction volume ratio defined by: v/v. vis a gutter volume of the gutter and vis a gearbox volume. a gas turbine engine includes the gearbox assembly. the gas turbine engine includes an electric power system including at least one electric machine. the electric power system includes a plurality of power converters and a plurality of power distribution management units. at least two of the plurality of power converters or the plurality of power distribution management units are integrated together in a single housing.
Inventor(s): Bugra H. Ertas of Niskayuna NY US for general electric company, Xiaohua Zhang of Glenville NY US for general electric company, Miriam Manzoni of Rivalta di Torino IT for general electric company, Flavia Turi of Bari IT for general electric company, Andrea Piazza of Torino IT for general electric company, Arthur W. Sibbach of Boxford MA US for general electric company
IPC Code(s): F02K3/06, F02K1/38
CPC Code(s): F02K3/06
Abstract: a gearbox assembly includes a gearbox and a gutter for collecting a gearbox lubricant scavenge flow from the gearbox. the gutter is characterized by a lubricant extraction volume ratio between 0.01 and 0.3 that is defined by
Inventor(s): Bugra H. Ertas of Niskayuna NY US for general electric company, Xiaohua Zhang of Glenville NY US for general electric company, Miriam Manzoni of Rivalta di Torino IT for general electric company, Flavia Turi of Bari IT for general electric company, Andrea Piazza of Torino IT for general electric company, Arthur W. Sibbach of Boxford MA US for general electric company
IPC Code(s): F02K3/06, F02K1/38
CPC Code(s): F02K3/06
Abstract:
Inventor(s): Bugra H. Ertas of Niskayuna NY US for general electric company, Xiaohua Zhang of Glenville NY US for general electric company, Miriam Manzoni of Rivalta di Torino IT for general electric company, Flavia Turi of Bari IT for general electric company, Andrea Piazza of Torino IT for general electric company, Arthur W. Sibbach of Boxford MA US for general electric company
IPC Code(s): F02K3/06, F02K1/38
CPC Code(s): F02K3/06
Abstract: vis a gutter volume of the gutter and vis a gearbox volume. a gas turbine engine includes the gearbox assembly, a fan, a combustor that generates combustion gases, a turbine, a nacelle that surrounds the fan, and a steam system. the combustor and the turbine define a core air flowpath. core air flows through the core air flowpath. the steam system that extracts water from the combustion gases, vaporizes the water to generate steam, and injects the steam into the core air flowpath to add mass flow to the core air. a bypass ratio of the gas turbine engine is in a range of 18:1 to 100:1.
20250122849. GAS TURBINE ENGINE WITH THIRD STREAM_simplified_abstract_(general electric company)
Inventor(s): Brandon W. Miller of Evendale OH US for general electric company, Randy M. Vondrell of Evendale OH US for general electric company, David M. Ostdiek of Evendale OH US for general electric company, Craig W. Higgins of Evendale OH US for general electric company, Alexander Simpson of Evendale OH US for general electric company, William Bowden of Evendale OH US for general electric company
IPC Code(s): F02K3/065, F02C3/06
CPC Code(s): F02K3/065
Abstract: a gas turbine engine includes a turbomachine defining an engine inlet to an inlet duct, a fan duct inlet to a fan duct, and a core inlet to a core duct; a primary fan driven by the turbomachine; and a secondary fan located downstream of the primary fan within the inlet duct. the gas turbine engine defines a thrust to power airflow ratio between 3.5 and 100 and a core bypass ratio between 0.1 and 10. the thrust to power airflow ratio is a ratio of airflow through a bypass passage over the turbomachine plus airflow through the fan duct to airflow through the core duct. the core bypass ratio is a ratio of airflow through the fan duct to airflow through the core duct. the fan duct includes an exhaust nozzle having a plurality of chevrons disposed at its aft end to define an exhaust outlet.
Inventor(s): Ravindra Shankar Ganiger of Bengaluru IN for general electric company, David Raju Yamarthi of Bengaluru IN for general electric company, Mandyam Rangayan Sridhar of Bengaluru IN for general electric company, Anand Madihalli Srinivasan of Bengaluru IN for general electric company
IPC Code(s): F16N7/40, F16N29/00, F16N39/02
CPC Code(s): F16N7/40
Abstract: example bearing lubrication system and methods of operating the same are disclosed herein. an example closed loop system to provide a lubricant to a fluid pump includes a lubrication flow network disposed within the fluid pump; a sensor fluidly coupled to the fluid pump to measure a condition of a fluid that is to enter the lubrication flow network; a first transport bus fluidly coupled to the lubrication flow network, the first transport bus to transport an inert gas; a controller to actuate a valve fluidly coupled to the first transport bus, the controller to transmit signals to the valve based on the condition of the fluid to cause the valve to open or close; and a separator fluidly coupled between an outlet of the fluid pump and the first transport bus, the separator to separate the fluid and the inert gas.
20250123001. PREMIXER FOR A COMBUSTOR_simplified_abstract_(general electric company)
Inventor(s): Ranjeet Kumar Mishra of Bengaluru IN for general electric company, Jayanth Sekar of Bengaluru IN for general electric company, Pradeep Naik of Bengaluru IN for general electric company, Gregory A. Boardman of Owens Cross Roads AL US for general electric company, Randall C. Boehm of West Chester OH US for general electric company
IPC Code(s): F23R3/28, F23C7/00, F23R3/14, F23R3/16
CPC Code(s): F23R3/286
Abstract: a premixer for a combustor includes: a centerbody having a hollow interior cavity; a swirler assembly radially outward of the centerbody; a peripheral wall disposed radially outward of the centerbody and the swirler assembly such that a mixing duct is defined between the peripheral wall and the centerbody, downstream from the swirler assembly; an annular splitter radially inward of the swirler assembly and radially outward of the centerbody such that a radial gap is defined between the splitter and an outer surface of the centerbody, wherein the splitter includes a trailing edge which extends axially aft of the swirler assembly; a fuel gallery disposed inside the interior cavity of the centerbody; and at least one fuel injector extending outward from the fuel gallery and passing through an injector port communicating with the outer surface of the splitter.
Inventor(s): William Dwight Gerstler of Niskayuna NY US for general electric company, Daniel Jason Erno of Clifton Park NY US for general electric company, Michael Thomas Kenworthy of Beavercreek OH US for general electric company, Jeffrey Douglas Rambo of Mason OH US for general electric company, Nicolas Kristopher Sabo of West Chester OH US for general electric company
IPC Code(s): F28D7/16, F28F1/02
CPC Code(s): F28D7/1623
Abstract: a heat exchanger is provided that can include furcating unit cells coupled with each other. each of the unit cells can be elongated along an axis and include a sidewall that defines annular ring openings on opposite ends of the unit cell along the axis. the sidewall also can define undulating annular rings between the annular ring openings and axially separated from each other along the axis. the sidewall can further define angled openings into the unit cell both above and below each of the undulating annular rings. at least a first opening of the annular ring openings and the angled openings can be configured to be an inlet to receive a first fluid into the unit cell and at least a second opening of the annular ring openings and the angled openings configured to be an outlet through which the first fluid exits the unit cell.
Inventor(s): Saugata Swapan Biswas of Kirkland WA US for general electric company, Sridevi Bayyapuneedi of Bothell WA US for general electric company, Monisha Raju of Bothell WA US for general electric company, Srinivas Musunuri of Redmond WA US for general electric company
IPC Code(s): G05B19/042, H02J3/00
CPC Code(s): G05B19/042
Abstract: provided is a system and method that can determine the timing and sequence of transmission assets on a power grid to be outaged and/or restored based on severe weather. in one example, the method may include selecting a group of transmission assets of a power grid for outage, receiving forecasted weather conditions for a geospatial area that includes the group of transmission assets, determining an outage time and priority among the group of transmission assets based on geospatial locations of the forecasted weather conditions and geospatial locations of the group of transmission assets, and generating a sequence of instructions for powering down the group of transmission assets based on the determined outage time and priority among the group of transmission assets and storing the sequence of instructions in memory.
General Electric Company patent applications on April 17th, 2025
- General Electric Company
- B22F10/366
- B22F10/28
- B22F12/00
- B33Y10/00
- B33Y50/02
- CPC B22F10/366
- General electric company
- B29C70/38
- B29C70/54
- B29L31/00
- CPC B29C70/384
- B64D27/33
- B64D27/10
- F02C3/14
- CPC B64D27/33
- C09D139/06
- B29C64/165
- B33Y70/00
- C09D7/20
- C09D7/45
- CPC C09D139/06
- F02C6/00
- F02C7/36
- CPC F02C6/00
- F02C7/08
- F02C7/06
- F01D25/20
- F02C7/14
- F16H57/02
- F16H57/04
- CPC F02C7/06
- B64D13/06
- CPC F02C7/12
- F02C7/12
- CPC F02C7/36
- F02K3/06
- F02K1/38
- CPC F02K3/06
- F02K3/065
- F02C3/06
- CPC F02K3/065
- F16N7/40
- F16N29/00
- F16N39/02
- CPC F16N7/40
- F23R3/28
- F23C7/00
- F23R3/14
- F23R3/16
- CPC F23R3/286
- F28D7/16
- F28F1/02
- CPC F28D7/1623
- G05B19/042
- H02J3/00
- CPC G05B19/042